Hours (Funeral for a Friend album)

Hours is the second album by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on 13 June 2005, through record labels Atlantic and Ferret.

Hours
Studio album by
Funeral for a Friend
Released14 June 2005
RecordedStudio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA) from 12 January to 8 March 2005
Genre
Length43:15
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Funeral for a Friend chronology
Seven Ways to Scream Your Name
(2003)		 Hours
(2005)		 Tales Don't Tell Themselves
(2007)
Singles from Hours
  1. "Streetcar"
    Released: 30 May 2005
  2. "Monsters"
    Released: 28 August 2005
  3. "History"
    Released: 14 November 2005
  4. "Roses for the Dead"
    Released: 20 February 2006
Alternative cover
The cover for the special edition version of Hours.

Four singles were released from the album: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the Dead".

Production

The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date, with co-production by the band.

Release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk89%
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang!
Rolling Stone[2]
NME
Exclaim.cafavourable[3]

Hours was released on 13 June 2005. The album reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart[4] and was their first album to appear on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 139.[5]

The album produced four singles: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the Dead", all of which charted within the UK top 50.[4]

The album has been released in four versions: standard edition; special edition, with a bonus DVD containing interviews with the band and fans before the band's gig at the Give it a Name festival, and different cover; Japanese edition, with two bonus tracks; and limited Japanese edition with six bonus tracks.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."All the Rage"3:37
2."Streetcar"3:37
3."Roses for the Dead"4:06
4."Hospitality"4:44
5."Drive"5:06
6."Monsters"3:29
7."History"4:08
8."Recovery"3:31
9."The End of Nothing"3:19
10."Alvarez"4:16
11."Sonny"3:15
Total length:43:15
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Lazarus (In the Wilderness)"2:50
13."I am the Arsonist"4:55
Limited edition Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Babylon's Burning" (The Ruts cover)2:31
15."Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2 cover)4:23
16."The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover)4:19
17."Pirate Song" (Gameface cover)3:46

Personnel
Funeral for a Friend
Additional personnel
  • Kate Hamilton – phone vocals on "Streetcar"
  • Storme, Lisa and Joel – additional vocals on "Streetcar"
  • Brian Valentino – additional vocals on "History"
  • Josh Evans – addition vocals on "History"
  • Terry Date – production, recording, mixing
  • Sam Hofstedt – assisted engineering at Studio X
  • Floyd Reitsma – assisted engineering at Studio Litho
  • Junichi Murakawa – mixing at Bay 7, Los Angeles, California
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
  • John Mitchell – recording of phone vocals at Outhouse Studios, Reading, Berkshire

Singles
Year Song title Chart positions
UK Singles
2005 "Streetcar" 15[4]
"Monsters" 36[4]
"History" 21[4]
2006 "Roses for the Dead" 39[4]

References
  1. Loftus, Johnny. "Hours – Funeral for a Friend | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. Eliscu, Jenny (July 28, 2005). "Funeral for a Friend: Hours : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. Jasamine White-Gluz (September 2005). "Funeral for a Friend - Hours • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. "Funeral for a Friend | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  5. "Funeral for a Friend – Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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